United reached 51 units and was 14 behind Sergio Agüero’s City, who yesterday thrashed Wolverhampton 4 to 1.
On Sunday, for the 27th day, the two Manchester teams will collide in the outgoing match of the program.
In other matches played this Wednesday, Burnley and Leicester drew 1-1 and Sheffield United, last in the standings, surprised by beating Aston Villa 1-0 at home, which had Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez as the starter.
Date 29 will continue tomorrow with West Bromwich Albion-Everton and Liverpool-Chelsea. On Friday 19 they will play Fulham-Leeds; on Saturday 20 they will Brighton and Hove-Newcastle; West Ham-Arsenal will meet on Sunday 21 and the clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton remains to be confirmed.
This weekend, meanwhile, matchday 27 will take place with the following meetings:
Sábado: Burnley-Arsenal, Sheffield United-Southampton, Aston Villa-Wolverhampton y Brighton and Hove-Leicester.
Sunday: West Bromwich-Newcastle, Liverpool-Fulham, the Manchester classic between City and United and Tottenham-Crystal Palace.
Lunes: Chelsea-Everton y West Ham-Leeds.
Main positions: Manchester City 65; Manchester United 51; Leicester 50; West Ham 45; Chelsea 44; Liverpool and Everton 43.
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